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Legislation Request: Daylight ALL crosswalks/pedestrian ramps in NYC

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Legislation Request: Daylight ALL crosswalks/pedestrian ramps in NYC

Require DOT to restrict parking within 25ft of all crosswalks and pedestrian ramps

Jehiah Czebotar
Feb 22
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Legislation Request: Daylight ALL crosswalks/pedestrian ramps in NYC

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There was a 7yr old who was killed at a crosswalk in Queens; The crosswalk was not properly repainted because of a car parked in it, and cars park (legally) in a way that obstructs visibility of pedestrians. This issue is not unique to this location, but is a citywide issue.

Removing car parking adjacent crosswalks and pedestrian ramps (so called “universal daylighting”) increases visibility and decreases the likelihood of a crash.

I’d like request the introduction of legislation (proposed text below) that mirrors the statewide daylighting of ALL intersections by banning parking within 25ft of a crosswalk or pedestrian ramp.

Proposed New NYC Admin Code §19-176
A person may not stand or park a vehicle within twenty five feet of a cross walk or pedestrian ramp unless otherwise indicated by posted signs, markings or other traffic control devices.

Currently statewide in NY the law is no standing within 20ft of a crosswalk (VTL 1202 (2)(b)), but §1642 makes NY local laws on parking/standing/stopping (NYC Traffic Rules §4-08 in totality) preempt this. Unfortunately NYC rules on no-stopping/no-standing place no restriction on parking adjacent to crosswalks or pedestrian ramps, while they do restrict stopping IN a crosswalk.

Because DOT has not restricted this dangerous condition we need new legislation to be introduced by NYC Council to create a restriction on parking adjacent crosswalks or pedestrian ramps that mirrors statewide legislation

NYC has 39,000 intersections - any approach to incrementally physically re-design intersections is complimentary to a parking regulation change which could apply immediately to all intersections citywide.


 NY VTL §1202.2(b) (excluding NYC - see §1642)

2. No standing

b. Within twenty feet of a cross walk at an intersection, unless a

different distance is indicated by official signs, markings or parking

meters

Current Relevant NYC Traffic Rules §4-08: 

§4-08 (e) General no stopping zones (i.e. hydrants, crosswalks)

§4-08 (f) - general no standing zones

§4-08 (f)(7) Pedestrian ramps.

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